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Ocean terms and definitions

Flashcards for quick repetition. Questions about structure of oceanic bed and shore as well as effects affecting oceanic waters.
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A large stream of moving water that flows through the oceans. Currents carry water from one place to another.
Ocean Current
Tide
Climate
Water Pressure
Ocean Current
Movement of energy through a body of water.
amplitude
current
wave
leak
wave
A piece of land that has been created from active volcanoes in the ocean. An island is surrounded by water completely.
volcanic Island
lagoon
peninsula
continent
volcanic Island
The shore is the land at the edge of the ocean. This land also extends inland from the shore line.
rim
peninsula
abyssal plain
coastal plain
coastal plain
A long, deep valley on the ocean floor
Abyssal plain
Ocean trench
Continental shelf
Continental slope
Ocean trench
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